Low voter turnout in 2 states till noon

January 30, 2012 13:24

Around 30 per cent of around 1.76 crore voters exercised their franchise till noon in the elections to 117-seat Punjab assembly today which would seal the fate of 1078 candidates including chief ministerial aspirants Parkash Singh Badal and Amarinder Singh.

"The polling percentage is between 26 to 30 per cent till 12 noon," Punjab's additional chief electoral officer Raj Kamal Chaudhri said in Chandigarh. The polling so far has been peaceful with no untoward incident reported in the initial four hours of polling, he said.

Polling picked up around noon with a number of people, including women, queueing up before polling stations. Polling is taking place at 19,841 stations across 22 districts of Punjab.

In Uttarakhand, about 20-25 per cent polling was recorded in the initial hours, officials said, adding that it has been peaceful so far. 788 candidates are vying for 70 seats in the assembly.

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